Containerization Virtualisation Engineer
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Remote
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Job Description
This role involves developing and maintaining open source virtualization, container, and cloud infrastructure technologies, working on low-level system components, security, performance optimization, and collaborating with global teams to advance next-generation open source software solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and specify new features for virtualization and container technologies
- Engage with upstream communities to collaborate on development
- Conduct security analysis and reviews to ensure system security
- Create and monitor performance benchmarks to optimize products
- Write high-quality code to develop new features and fix issues
- Review code produced by other engineers
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on solutions with a distributed team
Requirements
- An undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path demonstrating equivalent knowledge and skills.
- Experience working on open source virtualization or container technology.
- Experience working in the kernel or very low level system development.
- Professional written and spoken English skills.
- Experience with Linux Debian or Ubuntu preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
- Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments.
- Ability to travel twice a year for company events, up to two weeks each time.
Benefits & Perks
Annual compensation review
Performance-driven annual bonus
Additional benefits reflecting company values and local needs
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events
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